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Option 1: Sally Stevens, Thaddeus Stevens' mother, tells story of his Vermont Youth(Social Studies and Language Arts)Author, dressed in period costume, tells the story about 13-year-old Thad after she had banished his alcoholic father and had to find ways to earn money to pay off his debts. Find out how young Thad dealt with bullying and became motivated to help end slavery and became an American legislative hero. (suitable for large group or classroom presentations)Option 2: Challenges faced by African Children (Social Studies and Health classes)Based on her experiences in Kenya, author will give an illustrated presentation onAfrican children and the challenges they face because of poverty, disease (especially HIV/AIDS),lack of adequate food and water, and school supplies. Opportunity for letter writing exchange (Suitable for large group or classroom presentation with follow up)Option 3: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Emancipation in the South (Middle School Language Arts and Social Studies).After a presentation on the history, students will have an opportunity to interact with author and/or read and study Costly Freedom. Lesson Module available.(Suitable for classrooms).Option 4: Oral History & Dramatic Reading (Upper Elementary Language Arts)Author, dressed in period costume, will involve students in a dramatic reading from one of her books, Manning the Light, or Costly Freedom. (Suitable for small class participation)Option 5: Developing Reading and Writing Skills (Middle School Language Arts)Author discusses informally with students who have chosen to read one or more of the books in the Louie historical fiction book series or Costly Freedom. (Suitable for small group or classroom interaction)Option 6: Communication Tools Throughout the Ages ( Middle School Language Arts)Author presentation on the history of writing tools. Suitable for large groups or several classes together)Option 7: Coastland Security in the Early Twentieth Century (Upper Elementary/Middle SchoolSocial Studies) Author presentation on the history of lighthouses and the keepers who manned them and the importance of lighthouses for US Maritime Coastland Security. Option 8: Baseball Firsts (Middle School boys and girls)Author will read from Weathering the Storms about the first two games of the First World Series in Boston. Students will write a paragraph about an experience they have had at a sports event. (Suitable for classrooms)Option 9: Industrial Revolution and Inventions in Transportation and Communication in the earlyTwentieth Century (Middle School Social Studies, Science or Industrial Arts classes)Author explores nventions during this historical time period that changed American life. She will challenge students to consider possible new inventions that might change present and future history. (Suitable for classroom presentation and discussion)Option 10: Feeding, Fueling and Fouling Your Brain (PTA)Author presentation on brain development and the current neurological research on how eating, sleeping and stimulus can enhance or impede brain development. Author is an international expert on substance abuse and the brain disease of addiction and dementia.(Suitable for teachers and parents)

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